I was born in Bummertown *e-hem* Bremerton, Washington on May 1st, 1981. In case you can't count, I'm 23. I was raised by my mum, Janita (Juh-nee-tuh, not JUAN-ita), and my dad, Kennith.
I reside on the Kitsap Peninsula in the Puget Sound region of Washington State, just a hop and a skip across the water from Seattle (which, contrary to the setting of Kitsap County in the most recent movie starring "The Rock," Kitsap County is actually quite far from the Cascade Mountains. That's at least a 2 hour drive from here if you don't count wading through Seattle traffic, and the Cascades don't even touch the Peninsula. The Olympics, however, do.) I graduated from Discovery High School on January 26th, 2001 (I got lazy...and even a little too stubborn for my own good). I'm currently working as a daycare assistant/preschool teacher.
In case you're wondering, my cultural background, as I've come to find out, is primarily Native American, Prussian, and Scottish. There's also a little Irish, Canadian French and some Spanish in the family bloodline, but not really enough to count. Not that it's obvious or anything but, someone in my family is heavy into genealogy...and that would be my mom. LOL
my family
brother - Josh, born August 1977 in Bremerton, Wash.
sister - Melissa (Missy), born May 1982 in Bremerton, Wash.
niece - Jade, born December 1998 in Bremerton, Wash.
niece - Nova, expected in February or March 2005 in St. Louis, Missouri
brother-in-law - Jerret, born June 1980
dad - born May 1956 in Kinder, Louisiana; 9 brothers, 5 sisters (5th of 15)
mum - born April 1958 in Tacoma, Wash.; 3 brothers (3rd of 4)
grandma - Margarette, born September 1926 in Ada, Oklahoma; 2 sisters, 3 brothers (1st 0f 6)
My heart lies with...
Nate. He's 28, about 6 feet and 3 inches tall, dark hair, "calico" eyes (I call them that because they change color from blue to green and sometimes even yellowish-green to light brown. He says they're hazel.) My favorite things about him are his eyes, his humor, and his sensibility. My least favorite things about him are...hard to pinpoint. LOL He is kind of arrogant, which I am the same way, only in a more subtle way than he is. LOL He's also very blunt and opinionated, which isn't always a bad thing but, he can kind of forget who he's talking to when he's saying it like it is and can be kind of hurtful with his words. At least I know he means well, and he can almost always make a person think about their actions and see what they should correct the next time they are stuck in any given situation, whether that's actually his intent or not. I don't think he really knows that he possesses that ability or has that affect on some people.
my homies
andrea, adam, dawn, andi, kym, desiree
from back in the day
dawn, jenna, bernie, kim r., angie, leesa, sandy, ahren, tiffany b., tiffany r. (my big butch lesbian...LOL I hope she finds me again someday!), andi, mindy b., misty g., misty h., jared l., heatherbee, heather h., mike j. (aka "prettyboy"), leann, carrie, dayna, manda, kathy (aka "peggy sue"), matthew, kelly h., jason l., jason f., eric (aka "guido"), marissa (aka "missy"), melissa, jessica s., mike s., vega, ken n., greg h. (aka "sideshow bob" aka "kramer"), aaron and dylan w., nina, jennie m., april e.-p. (aka "lirpa"), christy (aka "chrispy") If you're on this list, I'll remember you when I'm famous...hahaha...
kids that I love
JADE, Nova (even though she isn't here yet, she's still one of my favorites!), Gabby, Aspen, Claire, and most of the kids at work
favorites
music that makes me sing
soundgarden, silverchair, ac/dc, heart, poe, miles davis, gillian welch, franz ferdinand, the shins, the strokes, midnight movies, jet, the white stripes, madonna, roy orbison, patsy cline, pete droge, the catherine wheel, super deluxe, dropkick murphys, cake, black sabbath, led zeppelin (in small doses, no thanks to Seattle's 102.5 KZOK), merrilee rush, creedence clearwater revival (ccr), radiohead, u2, supersuckers, the specials, social distortion, soul coughing, abba, barenaked ladies, janis joplin, the supremes, the beatles, blue oyster cult (I wanna be the guy with the cowbell!), they might be giants, violent femmes, butt trumpet (it's just bad, funny punk rock...LOL), primus, hater, sir mix alot, the breeders, veruca salt, tracy bonham (no relation to the late Led Zep drummer), janes addiction, porno for pyros, chris cornell (& audioslave, of course), charlie daniels band, tripping daisy, culture club, deee-lite, king missile ("detachable penis"), queen, ramones, counting crows, "rent" (a musical)...seriously, the list is neverending.
movies
hook, tank girl, kentucky fried movie, the lost children (I don't really understand what's being said but I always get sucked into it), reality bites, singles, 10 things i hate about you, fear and loathing in las vegas, two hands, white oleander, possession, gremlins, critters (the whole series...it's just so cheesy that you have to love it!), monty python's the life of brian, alice in wonderland, l.a. confidential, "o", romeo & juliet, spaceballs, star wars (the original series), ewok adventure, ewoks: the battle of endor, the rocky horror picture show, labyrinth, legend, creepshow (1 & 2), the dark crystal, goonies, the four feathers, starship troopers, edward scissorhands, dolly dearest (a complete rip-off of child's play...it's so corny but I love it), child's play (the whole series, except 4 which I still haven't seen), night of the living dead, army of darkness, the cell, can't hardly wait, the crocodile hunter: collision course, 12 monkeys, snatch, aladdin, the emporor's new groove, the lion king, the jungle book, little nicky, happy gilmore, billy madison, the wedding singer, big daddy, mask (starring Cher), the mask (starring Jim Carrey), dumb and dumber, diner, american beauty, curly top (who can resist a good Shirley Temple movie?), vertigo, the wizard of oz, the lord of the rings (haven't seen the return of the king yet...), harry potter (all), a league of their own, fried green tomatoes, any kevin smith movies, boiler room, wayne's world (series), superstar, a clockwork orange, strange brew, office space, homeward bound, the magical legend of the leperachauns (It's magically delicious! Hehe...I couln't resist...), the little rascals, free willy...and again the list never ends.
actors
heath ledger
johnny depp
kevin spacey
john lithgow
anthony hopkins
keiran culkin
actresses
michelle pfieffer
lori petty
shirley temple
nicole kidman
julia stiles
shannyn sossoman
tv
friends, joey, desperate housewives, csi: miami, law & order, law & order: criminal intent, the crocodile hunter, the simpsons, in living color (reruns, especially with jim carrey as fire marshal bill and vera demilo or damon wayans as homie the clown), saturday night live, almost live (reruns...local), the john report (local), madtv (especially stewart and mrs. swan), i love lucy (reruns), world's dumbest criminals, british comedy hour on comedy central, the history channel, cartoon network, junkyard wars, malcolm in the middle, PBS when they show Roy Orbison's last concert and children's programming as well as some of the British comedy shows (like Red Dwarf), and SCTV (Second City is AWESOME!)...
likes
I like amusing myself mostly but, if you want specifics, here you go...reading, writing, music, being a geek (okay, so according to recent survey, I'm only about 14-15% geek but, that's still counts for something, right?), guys who are geeky in a cute way (kinda like Ethan Embry...I guess Wes Bentley could fit in this category, too, although he's only a little bit of a geek, looks-wise. I could just see him in those big thick glasses with the tape in the middle, though. LOL), drawing (as of late), sarcastic humor, lounging around, thinking about "world issues", sleeping, waking up with a smile on my face, laughing, clothes, daydreaming, travelling (especially going on LOOONG roadies...someday I'll travel abroad in search of the best rollercoaster ever...doesn't that sound like fun to you?), hiking, staring contests, water fights, rollercoasters, pretty much any amusement park ride that turns you upside down numerous times (Like the zipper or the Kamikaze...the Gravitron has gotten much better about this, too...always fun but you end up feeling like mush when you come off of it...of course, that's the best part), animals that stay outside and/or don't shed fur all over me and my house (obviously I'm talking about cats...filthy animals), camels (my favorite animal), the colors in the sky at sunset, watching the sunrise over the seattle skyline, the beach, watching a storm come in from the coast, driving west over the rocky mountains at sunset and seeing the sun setting in front of you and the moon rising behind you (I never knew that was possible until a couple of years ago), being around little kids (who I think are smarter and more mature than most adults I know.), witnessing nearly every first of a child's life, zoos, being obsessed with all things aussie (and people, too ;) lol), being creative in finding ways to entertain myself, self-exploration, people watching, video games (sometimes...and only classics like Mario Brothers or Pac-Man...or even Pong!), holding game nights with my friends (SkipBo and UNO are usually the games of choice but sometimes we throw in Scrabble, and the Friends Trivia Game (which I kick ass at) for a little variety), and collecting tinkertoys.
dislikes
sushi, a phone that rings every 5 minutes and no one answers (especially when it's the same person calling ten million times in a row!), crackheads, ignorance, disloyalty, dishonesty, war, GW Bush (jackass...), wasted potential, judgemental people, stickybeaks (nosy people/gossips...as my mum always says, "If you mind your own business, you won't have time to mind others'."), an overabundance of selfishness (especially when children are involved...), watching a child suffer through chemotherapy, witnessing a baby recover from open heart surgery...or three, whining, people who can't admit when they're wrong, people who tell me to "Cheer up, emokid!" (DO I SEEM UNHAPPY TO YOU, F*CKFACE???), drivers who stop at yield signs or don't know where the accelorater is (it's on the right, jackass! It's people like you who cause road rage!), cardboard personalities (meaning they're fake, flakey, and stupid), and people who purposely deflate others egos just to inflate their own (what's the word for that? Oh yeah...ASSHOLE!).
silly fears
spiders, snakes, swimming in the ocean & other large bodies of water (mostly the marine life...IT'S GONNA EAT ME!!! Seriously...if you tried to throw me in the ocean, I'D KICK AND SCREAM BLOODY MURDER!), needles (Only when having blood drawn or getting a shot. Tattoos and piercings, obviously, don't phase me. I must've been a heroine addict in a past life...there's that one spot that they take blood from and I just hate being injected there...hence the reason I don't donate blood. Yeah, I'm a wuss...just thinking about it bugs the shit out of me), falling from high places (but someday I'll go bungee jumping and hopefully conquer that fear)
ken kesey
hunter s. thompson
maeve binchy
mary higgins clark
lewis carroll
books
The Great Shark Hunt by Hunter S Thompson
Lost Horizon by James Hilton
1984 by George Orwell
Tara Road by Maeve Binchy
In the Blink of an Eye by Wendy Corsi Saubb
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Go Ask Alice
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fanni Flagg
All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark
Red Dragon by Thomas Harris
Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Atticus by Robert Morgan (?)
In A Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Sometimes, A Great Notion by Ken Kesey
subjects
english, history, music, art, information technology
things I collect
toys
mini-license plate keychains
stuff from the former US Route 66
empty jones soda co. & liqour bottles (some are used as candle holders)
beer bottle caps (I intend to make magnets out of them someday..."Oh brown beer bottle, you twist your cap...")
pictures
music
memories
distinguishing marks
tongue pierced (once upon a time but, it started getting in the way of my bite and I couldn't get a shorter bar bell, so I took it out.)
tattoo of a quarter moon on my left ankle
scar on my right eyebrow (I don't remember how I got it but, if it's what I think it is, it's a long story. LOL)
scar of 23 stitches on left arm (I broke my arm by falling off a slide when I was two years old. It was very nasty...the bone came completely out of the skin and I had to have surgery and stay at the hospital for observation...going down that slide is also my earliest memory but I don't remember breaking my arm.)
scar on right shoulder blade (I had a deep cut from getting caught on a broken tree branch as I ducked under a fallen tree while running through the woods near my house when I was about 10 or 11. I'm very proud of my scars.)
If I ever have kids, their names might be...:
boys:
joshua layne (my brother's name and my sister's middle name...kill two birds with one stone, I will...haha)
heath micheal (micheal is a good, strong name & heath, I just like the name...)
zane riley (zane is a french form of john, which I'd always considered but found it too normal...haha. riley just sounds right with a name like zane)
girls:
annie layne (annie is after the heart song, "dreamboat annie," and layne has already been explained)
zoe claire (zoe is my favorite sesame street character and it was also a nickname of mine when I was in school...it also means "life" or "lively one". claire is just in there cause I like the name and it seems right.)
olivia lael (such a pretty name.)
favorite quotes
"Everyone has the power for greatness -- not fame, but greatness -- because greatness is determined by service." - Martin Luther King, Jr.
"...As we all know, the most important defense against terrorism is intelligence." - Senator John Kerry during the Presidential Debate with President G.W. Bush (who we all know lacks this important method of defense) in St. Louis '04. AMEN, brotha!
"We know what we are but know not what we may be." - William Shakespeare
"Happiness is a loving, caring, close-knit family...in another city." - George Burns
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